Singapore

Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has reacted to news that up to 57 of the 84 elected parliamentary seats will be contested in the next election,... 2006-04-20

Our forecast for real growth in 2006 has been revised upwards from 5.6% to 5.7%. The central bank's decision not to further tighten monetary policy should benefit exporters and will... 2006-04-19

Singapore's central bank uses the exchange rate as its instrument of monetary policy, steering its nominal effective exchange rate (NEER), which is a trade-weighted measure of the... 2006-04-13

Preliminary estimates based mainly on the first two months of the year, show real quarter-on-quarter GDP growth slowed to just 1.2% in Q106 from 12.5% in the last quarter of 2005,... 2006-04-13

Our forecast for growth in 2006 has been revised upwards to 5.6% from 5.3% to reflect the strong momentum coming into the year

The generous handouts in the recent budget and the setting of new electoral boundaries mean an election is going to be called within the next few months. And it appears that after... 2006-03-20

According to the latest data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Singapore attracted US$15.9bn in FDI in 2005. While this is down slightly from the US$16.1bn... 2006-03-15

With exports making up the equivalent of 250% of GDP, and the external sector still driving growth, securing stable export markets is crucial for Singapore's economic prosperity.... 2006-03-15

We expect Singapore's economy to grow by 5.3% in 2006, which is down on the strong growth in 2005, but still strong. This growth rate will be driven by a favourable external environment,... 2006-02-20

Singapore’s Foreign Minister George Yeo has met his Malaysian counterpart to discuss Malaysia’s proposals to construct a bridge that would replace the Johor... 2006-02-20